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HENRY ML CROUSE, OF CHICAGO, AND GEORGE G. NEWELL, OF CONGRESS PARK,ILLINOIS.

COMBINED AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER AND RECORDING-MACHINE.

Application filed June 24,

[0 all wlwm it may concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY M. Cuousn and Gnoncn G. Nnwnnn, citizens ofthe United States, and residents, respectively, of Chicago, in thecounty of Cook and State of Illinois, and of Congress Park, in thecounty of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Combined Autographic Registers andRecording-Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactspecification.

This invention relates to combined autogr aiphic registers and recordingmachines.

be primary object of the invention is to con la and interlock the twomachines toget er in such a mannerthat neither machine can be operatedwithout operating the other, and that the machines cannot be operatedunless all of the necessary and essential parts thereof are in perfectadjustment thereby insuring accurate records in both machines. I

Further and more specific ob jectsare:

First, to necessitate operation of the reoorder before the autographicregister can be operated to deliver the record strip; 4 Second, tonecessitate the making of a record in the recording machine upon theoperation of the autographic register to deliver the record strip;

Third, to necessitate the proper adjustment of the auto raphic re isteraper feed ing mechanism efore said .mec 'anis1n can be operated todeliver a record strip;

Fourth, to prevent the recording of any data, in the. recording machinewhen the feeding mechanism of the antographic register is out ofadjustment;

Fifth,.'to automatically clear the recording machine and return therecording mechanism to its normal or zero position as thepaper feedin'gmechanism of the autographic re ister is placed in correct adj ustment;

ixth, to automatically throw out of operation the auxiliary parts of theautographic register such as theprinting mechanism andthe'supplementaryfeed therefor, as the paper feeding mechanism is thrown out of proer'adjustment;

One em odiment of the mechanism by which We attain the above "objects isillustrated in the accompanying drawings, and

Specificationot Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 19, 1920.

1918. Serial No. 241,629.

is described and claimed in the following specification, and in thesedrawings,-

Fi ure 1 is a front elevation of our combine machines;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the construction illustrated inFig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the autographic register;

Fig. 4 is a detail view partly in section, illustrating the paperfeeding rollers of the autographlc register and the locking mechanismused in connection therewith;

Fig. 5 is a detail view partly in section showing the clutch mechanismfor the auxiliary paper feeding means used in connection with theprintlng rollers;

Fig. 6 is a detail View of the cover plate of the autographic register;

Fig. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of the recording machine;

Fig. 8 is a detail View partly in section illustrating the interlockingconnection between the feeding mechanism of the autographic register andthe striking bar of the recording machine;

Fig. 9 is an enlargedview illustrating .the construction of thecorrection key for the recording machine;

Fig. 10 is a side elevation of the construction shown in Fig. 9; v

Fig. 11 is a detail sectional view partly broken away, illustrating theinterlocking connection between the selector bars of the recordingmachine and the feeding mechanism of the autographic register;

Fig. 12 is a detail View partly in section illustrating the connectionbetween the spindle operated by the correction key and the mechanism forthe casing of the autographic register, which, latter insures the properadjustment of the feeding rollers of said reg ister;

Fig. 13 is a plan view of the rear portion of the autographic registerand recording machine showing in plan the construction shown in Fig. 12;

. Fig. 14 is an enlarged detail view illi1s at the right graphicregister casing and the slide bar operated thereby, this constructionbeing shown in elevation in Fig. 12; and

Fig. 1G is a plan view of the operating mechanism for rccordin thetotals.

In the following speciiication the various parts of the machine will bedescribed in the 'ollowing order: first, the COIiStIllCtiOlLOf theautographic register; second, the construction of the recording machine;and third, the construction of the interlocking elements which areemployed to carry out the objects of the invention above set forth.

Turning first, then, to the construction of the autographic register,and referring particularly to Figs. 1 to b inclusive, it will be seenthat the register employed is provided with a casing made up of twosections, a front section 20 and a rear section 21. The front sectionhouses the paper supply reels 21' which are supported as shown, oneabove the other. The paper after leaving the sup ply rollers passesbetween suitable t pe rollers 22 and compression rollers 23, t e latterbeing pressed toward the type rollers by means of springs 24. The typerollers 22 contact with inking rollers 25 disposed below the same andprint upon the record strips the desired data for receiving the recordin the register. The paper strips after assing through the printingmechanism are lbad around an idler 26 and across the platen 27 suitablysupported between the side walls of the casing 21, and from theplaten'the strips ass between the paper feeding rollers 28. T eserollers are actuated from a shaft 29 by means of a gear 30 which mesheswith a gear 31 carried by the lower' feed roller at one end thereof. Atits opposite end the lower roller carries a gear 31 which meshes with acorresponding gear 32 carried by the upper .feed roller. A gravity pawl33 is rovided to prevent the reverse rotation of he driving gear 30.. Weprefer to construct the driving mechanism in such a manner that thethrow of the handle 34 carried by the shaft 29 through 180 will feed onestrip of lpaper.

he construction above described is fully shown and described in PatentNo. 1,254,988, issuedJan. 29, 1918, andfor this reason a more com leteshowing of this construction is believe to be unnecessary inv thisapplication.

Suitable knives 35 are rovided in rear of the feedingrollers for tiepurpose of severing the reoords retained in the machine, these recordsassing downwardly through a chute 36 an being fed into the bottom of thecasing by means of a roller 37 which is provided with a gear '38 meshingwith the gear 30-carried by the feed shaft 29.

The type rollers .22 are positively rotated, and driving connections ersand the driving gear 30 are provided,

between these roll-,

these connections including means for disconnecting the type rollersfrom their op erating mechanism when the feedin r rollers of theregister are thrown out o proper feeding adjustment.

Referring now to Figs. 3 and 5, a gear 39 is carried by a sleeve 40slidably mounted on a stub shaft 41 suitably supported between the wallsof the autoglraphic register, and this gear 39 meshes wit anidler gear39 carried y a suitably sup JOItBd shaft 40 which in turn an ages thedriving gear 30 carried by the sha t 29; The sleeve 40 adjacent the gear39 is provided with clutch teeth 42 ada ted to mesh with correspondingclutch teet 43 formed integral with or suitably secured to a sprocketwheel 44, also carried by the shaft 41. The sleeve 40 is provided nearone end with fixed spaced 11 art collars 45 between which is carried abi urcat'ed clutch shipping fork 46 secured to an angular bracket 47.The bracket 47 is carried at the upper end of a spindle 48 which isprovided at its lower end with a laterally projecting arm 49 ivotallyconnected with a slide bar 50 slida ly carried by brackets 51 secured toone side wall of the autographic register. The slide bar 50 is normallysprin pressed in a rearward direction by means 0 a spring 52 whichcontacts at one end with a pin 53 carried by the slide bar 50, and atthe opposite end with one-of the brackets 51 carried by the side wall ofthe register. The rear wall 54 of the autographic register is hinged at55 to the bottom wall of the rear casln 21, the rear wall '54 beingprovided wit suitable locking means 56 which coiiperates with members 57carried by a bridge plate 58 connected with the side walls of theregister, where'b the rear hinged wall 54 may be locked in cl osedposition.

From t e above description it will be seen that as the rear wall isswung rearwardly and downwardly the spring 52 will force the slide bar50 rearwardl actuatin the clutch shipping fork 46 to t row the c utchmembers 42 and 43 out of mesh with each other, thereby disconnecting thesprocket wheel 44 from the driving gear 39., The sprocket wheel 44 isconnected by a chain 59 to corresponding sprocket wheels carried by theremaining ty e rolls, these rolls being driven simultaneous y.

As illustrated in Fig. 6, the upper roller is carried by'the cover plate60 bin at 61 to the side walls of the register,

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a,tansverse ar 62 in which is-slidably mounted a series of pins 63 whichare pressedu wardly by means of springs. mounted tween the heads of thepins and the bar;62. 7 i

As shown in Figs. ('3 and 4, the bar: 62 contacts with an arm 65 carriedby the upper end of a spindle 66 which is glides y his cov r plate isprovided at its rear end with.

selector key on its under-surface is a series a mounted in a transversebar 67 suitably secured to the side walls of the register casing. Aspring 68 is interposed between the arm 65 and the transverse bar 67 andnormally presses the arm upwardly, the spindle 66 being provided with apin (39 to limit its upward movement. The front portion 70 of the rearhinged wall 54: contacts with the pins 63 as it is thrown into itsclosed osition, forcing these ins downwardly t ereby forcing the fee ingrollers into contactwith each other. However, before the rear wall 54can be thrown into its closed position the operator mustpress downwardlyon the rear portion of the cover plate in order to force the transversebar 62 downwardly against the pressure of the s rings 68 carried by thesplndles 66. There ore 1t will be seen that a positive and completeclosing of the casing and inter-engagement of the feeding rollers isnecessitated before the paper feeding mechanism is in operativeposition, the spring 68 bein sufii'ciently strong to hold the feedin rolers out of engagement with each other and out of co operative relationwith each other until manual pressure is exerted ,to force these rollersinto coactive relation.

l urther mechanism for insuring the pro r adjustment of the feedingmechanism wil be hereinafter described. i

The construction of the recording machine will next be described, and inconnection therewith attention is directed -to Fi 7 to 15 inclusive, ofthe drawings.

The recording machine includes a casing 71 suitably supported on legs 72 and havin side walls 73, a; rear wall 4 and a hinge 7 front wall 75,the front wall bein -hin ed at one end to one of the side we s. hemachine is also provided with a to wall 76 and a bottom wall 77, the topwal having intermediate its front and rear ends a rectangular opening 78through which the selector bars of the recording machine are operated. Aseries of sockets 79 and 80'is provided, the sockets 79 being secured tothe front walls and the sockets 80 to the rear walls, the sockets 80being disposed in longitudinal alinement with the sockets 79. Thesesockets support a series of longitudinally disposed bars or'trackways81, and a series of selector keys 82is slidably mounted on the trackways81, the keys 82 being normally held at the rear of the machine by meansof springs 83 secured at their front ends to eyes 84 carried by theselector keys;

and at their rear ends to the wall 74 of the casing as shown at 85. Theselector keys abut at the rear ends against the cushioning strip 86mounted on the trackways and adjacent the supporting sockets-80 at therear of the casing. Formed upon each to mesh with pinions 88 journaledupon a transversely disposed shaft 89 having its oppositeends carried bythe side walls of the casing. Formedinte 'ml with each inion 88 and uponone si e thereof is a 111) 90, said hub; havii ppositely disposedradiaharms 91 2;; upon which are mounted spring actuated awls 93 and 94respectively, the pawl 93 eing ada ted to engage with the teeth of aratchet w eel 95 secured to a transmission gear 96 loosely journaled onthe shaft 89. The pawls 94 are rovided for the purpose of reversin theirection of rotation of the gear whee s 88, these-pawls meshin with theteeth of a ratchet wheel 98 whic are reversely disposed relative to theteeth of the ratchet wheel-95.. The coiistruction of the mechanismcoiiperatin with these pawls will be described more ully later in thespecification.

Upon each ofthe pinions 88 and the transmission gears 96 on the shaft89- are spacer sleeves 97. Meshing with each transmission ear' 96 is agear 99 secured to a totals w ieel 100, and each of these totals 'wheelshas formed on oneside thereof a hub 101 to which is integrally securedan All of'the ,parts 99, 100, 101 and 162 are loosely mounted on atransversely and horizontally disposed shaft 103 journaled in bearingscarried by the side Walls of the casing.

Depending from'the rear ends of each of the selector keys 82, is anextension 105, and pivotally connected with each of said extensionsat'one end as shown at 106 is a. combined stop and numeral bar 107, eachof said bars being supported at. its opposite end by means of a sprln108 connectin it with the 'forward end 0 one of the se ector keys 82.Located adjacent the front end of the rectangular ;opening 78 is atransversely disposed stop bar 109 extending the full width of theopening and provided with de ending portions 110 at its opposite ends, wich are pivoted near their centers to the side walls of the casing andare pivotally connected at their lower ends to the front ends of bars111 slidably mounted in ways 112 secured to the side walls of thecasing, th bars being connected at their rear ends to a transverselydisposed tooth engaging bar 113 adjacent the pinions 88. Tension springs114' are rovided to normally press the'bars 111a orwardly out ofengagement with the pinions 88, these springs being connected at theiropposite ends respectively to the bars and to a fixed part of themechanism.

The construction of the mechanism utilized in the recording machine formaking the record will next bedeueribed.

Angularly disposed lever arms 115. are

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pivoted at their rear ends as shown at 1 6 to the side walls of thecasing and are provided intermediate their ends with a downwardlyextending portion 117 and at their lower ends with forwa dly extendingportions 118. The forwardly extending (Fortions 118 are positioned to beengage by pressure rolls 119 journaled upon the free ends of arms 120secured to a transversely disposed rock shaft 121 journaled in suitablebearings carried by the side walls of the casing. A striking bar 123 isdisposed transversely across the machine and has its opposite endssecured to the leve arms 115 intermediate their ends. In order to retainthe striking bar in an inactive position, tension springs 124 areprovided, these springs having their lower ends connected with thelevers 115 and their upper ends connected with the upper wall of thecasing, stop blocks 125 being secured to the side walls of the casingfor limiting the upward swing of the free ends of the levers 115.

Located under and adjacent the front ends of the stop and numeral bars107 is an inking roller 126 which is journaled upon a shaft 127 which inturn is swingingly carried by the front ends of arms 128 having theirrear ends pivotally connected with the side walls of the casing. Tensionsprings blocks 130. The feeding 129 are connected with the arms and holdthe inkingroller in engagement with the numeral blocks 130 formed on theundersurfaces of the bars 107. Each of said numeral bars has formed onits'upper side a series of engaging'inembers 131,t ese members beingspaced apart and disposed on said bars above and opposite the numeralroller 132 is disposed adjacent the inklng roller 126 and extendstransversely across the casing parallel with the inking roller. Thisfeed roller is rotatably mounted upon a shaft 133 havin its oppositeends securedv to the side wals (if the casing. Ratchet wheels 134 aresecured "tothe opposite ends of the feed roller, the teeth of theseratchet wheels be ing engagedby spring-actuated pawls 135' which apivoted at their upper ends to the lever'arms 115, their lower endsnormally being held in engagement with the t eth'of the ratchet wheelsby means of s rings 136.

Extending transversely across the case parallel with the axes of andadjacent to the totalswheel 160 is a striking bar137 having dependlifarms 138 pivoted on shaft 189 journaled in therasingof the recordingmachine. The strik'ng bar is held in inactive position by means oftension springs 140, these sprin 140 holding the be:- against stopmembers 141 securedto tlie walls'of .thecasingx The strik ng bar 137 inglever 143 secure .eithe mment of a forwardly extendin arm 142 with astrikto a rock shaft 144. A dependin lever 145 has its upper end securedto t e shaft 144 and its lower end ivotally connected with the rear endof a ink 146, the front end of said link being slidably mounted in abracket member 147 secured to the bottom of the casing. The front end ofthe link 146 is also permitted a limited lateral swinging movement andis normally ressed by means of a late spring 148 in a irection to beengage by an and 149 of a bell crank lever, the remaining arm 150 of thebell crank lever bein pivotally connected by means of a lin 151 to anarm 152, which in turn is secured to a vertically disposed hingemember153, the latter turning with the hinged front wall of the casing.

The front end of the link member 146 is provided with a laterally disosed inclined block member 154 at one si e thereof adjacent the free endof the arm 149 of the bell crank lever, which arm is adapted to engagewith the end of the block 154 in a manner to push the link member 146rearwardly and thereby rock the shaft 144 in a direction to cause thestriking lever 143 secured thereto to swingithe striking member 137toward the axis of the totals wheels 100, when the hinged front wall 75of the casing isv opened. When the wall is closed the front end of thearm 149 rides upon the inclined portion of the block 154., therebypushing the free end of the link member 146 laterally against thepressure of the plate spring 148 until the arm 149 passes the shoulderupon the block and the spring 148 returns the link member to its normalposition. A stop member 155 is secured to the side wall of the casingand is adapted to engage with the arm 156 secured to the rock shaft 144in order to limit the rocking move ent of the shaft in one direction.

is construction is fully described in our co-pending application, SerialNo. 92,092,

filed April-19, 1916, and a more comp ete rollers being-journaled on theshaft 139 of i the striking lea/r137. 'Afterpassing under theguide-rollers the: aper is conductedbetween a roller 169 w-ichisca-rried by the arms 138 of the striking bar 137; and frpm (the astriking bar it passes under another roller 161 and around theperipheiiyof the feed roller 132 and thence under theircller 162 towardthe front of the machine, where it is loosely retained in a semi-foldedform, or, if desired, may be wound upon an automatically operatingreceiving roll. Extending across the casing below the bars 107 andadjacent to the paper roll 158 is a supporting bar 163 having itsopposite end secured to the side walls of the casing. Pivotally mountedupon saidbars is a series of spring actuated retaining hooks 164, whichare adapted to engage against one side of each of the stopand numeralbars 107. Formed on the upper side of each bar 107 adjacent the point ofengagement of the hooks 164, are cut-away inclined gaps 165.' Thisconstruction is fully described in the patent to Tillman, No. 1,120,347,issued December '8, 1914, and since per se it forms no part of thepresent invention, further illustration and description is deemedunnecessary.

An inking roller 166 islocated adjacent the underside of the totalswheels 100 and bears against said wheels in order to properly conditionthem for the making of a record.

Before describing the interlocking connections between the autographicregister and the recording machine, the operation of the recordingmechanism will be described.

When the operator desires to make a rec-' 0rd upon this machine, hedirects the fingers of his hand to the selected numbers as shown on theupper surface of the selector keys. The selector keys are drawn towardthe front of the machine until the fingers of the operator engageagainst the stop bar 109, and as each selector bar 82 is moved, the rackteeth 87 formed upon the underside thereof will engage one of thepinions 88. By reason of each pinion havmg hub portion 90, the pawl 93which is carried by said hub will engage the ratchet wheel 95 and theratchet wheel 95 will then carry the transmission gear 96 which in turnwill rotate the totalizing wheel 100 through the gear 99. As eachselector key is moved it carries with it the combined stop and numeralbar 107, and as these members are stopped by the engagement of theoperators finger with the stop bar 109, the engaging members 131 carriedby the stop and numeral bars will be engaged against the striking bar123 and will be held thereby in the advanced position until after therecording is completed. After the desired selector keys have been movedforward and are held in position for recording by the operation justdescribed, the shaft 121 is rocked in a direction to cause the pressurerolls 119 to bear upon the forwardly projecting portions 118 of thelevers 115, and the striking bar 123 which is carried by saidlevers willbe moved downwardly, forcing the bars 107 downwardly so that the numeralblocks 130 carried by the underside of these bars will bear against thepaper ribbon, the ribbon bein en a ed b the upper periphery of the feedrolliir 132. The numeral blocks having passed over the inking roller126, will make the impression upon the paper of the proper number. Afterthe record has been made the shaft 121 is rocked in an oppositedirection and the striking bar 123 is-re lieved of pressure and isreturned by springs 124 to its normal position, and during thisoperation the spring actuated pawls 135 which are carried by thestriking bar, will engage with the ratchet wheels 134, thereby turningthe paper sheet on which thenumerals have been recorded, one space, soas to be ready for the next selected number. At the time the strikingbar 123 depressed the bars 107, said bars were depressed to such anextent that the top portions thereof were engaged by a part of theirspring retaining hooks 164:; as the striking bar 123 was returned to itsnormal position the bars 107 of the selected numbers were held down sothat the engagingmembers 131'- of said numbers could pass under thestriking bar 123 as said bars 107 and the selector keys were returned totheir normal positions by the springs 83. This construction andoperation is fully described in the patent to Tillman above referred to,and a further description of the operation is therefore omitted fromthis specification.

As the selector'keys"82 aredrawn forward in the order in which the barsare select-ed and are engaged by the operators fingers, the fingers uponengaging the stop bar 109 will move the stop bar, thus carrying theengaging bar 113 into engagement with the teeth of the transmissiongears 88. This acts to positively stop said gears and prevent theirpassing beyond their intended degree of movement. Each of the gears 96has mounted thereon a projection 169, which, upon the continued rotationof the selector keys in the order of recording, will engage with therespective intermediate wheel 102 so as to carry the numeral wheel 100to the next order, after a column of figures has been brought down andrecorded by the actuation of the selector keys. This construction isalso described in the Tillman patent, and further description istherefore deemed unnecessary.

In addition to the structure of the recordin machine above described, wehave provi ed means whereby the operator may clear the machine andreturn the selector keys to their normal or zero position where amistake has been made in manipulating any of the keys, or for some otherreason it is desired to return the keys to their normal position withoutmaking a, record. The meansprovided for performing this functionincludes a correction key 170, slidable vertically through a bearingmember 171 carried by a supplementary casing, 172 secured'to the Isupplementary casing of the recording machine. The body or shank portionof the key 170 is received by an opening in a cross bar 173 having itsopposite ends secured to the side walls of the casing. A compressionspring 174 normally forces the key in an upward direction, the springbeing mounted between the upper wall of the supplementary casing and thepin 175 carried by the key. The lower end of the key is pivotallyconnected to the free end of an arm 176 se; cured to a. rock shaft 177journaled in bearings 178. A lever arm 179 is secured to the front endof the rock shaft and at its free end is pivotally connected with anextended end of a longitudinally movable bar 180 carried by'bearingssecured to the side walls of the main casing of the recording machine.

Referring back to the description of the construction shown in Fig. 9,pawl 94 is normally disengaged from the ratchet wheel 98, and conicalrings 181 are slidabl' mounted upon the hub 'members 90 an are providedwith peripheral channels 182 upon their hub portions which receive theforked ends 183 of clutch shipping members 184, which are secured to thebar 180 above mentioned. These clutch ship ping members are operated tomove the conical rings 181 into engagement with the pawls 94 and causethem to engage with the ratchet teeth on the wheels 98 in .a manner toreverse the rotation of the transmission ear wheels 96. and 99 when theselector e 582 are retracted. Means are also provided for disengagingthe stop and numeral bars 107 from the striking or engaging bar 123.when the correction key 170 is depressed, this means including a rockshaft 185 journaled in bearings carried by the side walls of the'casingand located centrally thereof above the stop bars 107, eccentric rollers186 being secured to the shaft 185 and being spaced apart in a manner toengage with the upper surfaces of the stop 'bars. A fan shaped arm 187is secured to the end of the shaft 185 that extends into the casing 172,and this arm engages with a roller 188 carried b wiper arm 189 which issecured to the she 177. Thus it will be seen that as the correction key170 is depressed, the roller 188 will engage the arm 18? and will rockthe shaft 185, causing the eccentric rollers 186 to depress the stopbars 107. sufliciently to disengage them from the strikin bar 123, butnot far enough to cause 51cm to engage with the ribbon of paper. Whenthebars 107 are disengaged, the' selector keys are retracted as beforedescribed, and the operator may then proceed to manipulate the recordingmachine in a manner to record the desired amount.

In, addition to the means above described jqr operating the correctionand retraction mechanism for the selector keys, additional means hasbeen provided whereby these keys will be automatically retracted totheir normalor zero position when the feeding mechanism for theautographic register has been placed in proper adjustment for theoperation of the machine. This means will now be described and attentionis directed to Figs. 9 to 15 inclusive.

As set forth in the early part of the specification, the upper feedroller for the autographic re 'ster is carried by the hinged cas ing 60,an when this casing is lifted in order to obtain access to the interiorof the register, the feed rollers are'thrown out of adjustment. In orderto throw these rollers into proper adjustment, the hinged lever islowered and is manually forced down-1 wardly against the action of thesprings 68.

to a position where the rear hin ed wall of the autographic register canbe c osed inorder to hold the cover plate in the closed position and tohold the feed rollers in operative contacting relation. Locking means inaddition to the lock 56, 57, described in the early part ofthespecification, has been provided, and this locking means in, thepresent embodiment takes the form of a pivoted looking lever 19.0mounted in abracket 191 secured to one side of the rear hinged portion54- of the autographic register. The lower end of this locking lever isnormally pressed inwardly by a strong leaf orfiat spring. 192, thisspring exerting a considerable pressure against this lever. In order toopen the lunged wall 54, the upper end of the locking lever must beforcedinwardly or in an anticlockwise direction (see Fig. 12), therebyforcing the lowerend of the locking lever out of a notch 193 formedbetween an overhanging portion 194of a lo 195 secured to one side of aslide bar 196. his bar is slidably mounted in the side walls of thecasing of the recording machine as shown at 199 in Fig. 12, and isnormally pressed in a direction away from the casing of the autographicregister by means of a spring 197, which bears atone end against acollar 198 carried by an offset portion 198 carried by the bar, and atits other end against one side wall 73 of the casing. The slide bar atits right hand end (see Fig. 12) projects. from the right handside wallinto the supplementary casing 172 which houses the correction keymechanism, the ri ht-hand end of this bar being connected %y a pin andslot connection to the lower. end of an arm 200 pivotally mounted on theshaft 177 which operates the clutch mechanism for. retracting theselector. keys, this operation having been previously fully described inthe specification. There is pivotally mounted on the arm 200 (see Fig.14) intermediate its ends a pawl 201 which is normally pressed upwardly,by, a spring 202 into contact with a notch 203 formed in the lowersurface of'a cam member 204 fixedly secured to the shaft 177. The pawl201 is also provided with a downwardly projecting arm 205 which isadapted to engage with a stop 206 carried by a bracket 207 in which theextended end of the shaft 177 is journaled this bracket being secured tothe side wall of the casing of the recording machine.

The operation of'o ening and closingthe rear hinged wall 54 of theautographic register and the resultant operation of the correction keymechanism will now be briefly set forth.

In order to open the wall 54 theupper end of the lever 190 is forcedtoward the left (see Fig. 12) out of en agement with the notch193, andthe hinge wall 54 and lever may then be swung rearwardly giving accessto the interior of the register. As the lever 190 is retracted from thelug 195 on the end of the slide bar 196, the slide bar will be forcedtoward the right under the action of its sprin 197, thereby carrying thearm 200 and t e pawl 201 toward the right toa position where the pawl201 will engage with the notch 203 formed in the lower end of the cammember 204 which is secured to the shaft 177. When the hinged wall 54 isclosed the upper end of the locking lever 190 must be held towardtheleft until the lower end passes the stop 195 and comes in contactwith the bar 196. When the lever is in this sition the upper end can bereleased an the spring 192 will force the lower end of the lever intothe notch 193. The spring 192 is made sufficiently heavy to overcome theaction of the spring 197. and! the bar 196 will therefore be pushedtoward the left and through the engagement of pawl 201 with the notch203 in, cam 20,4, thefshaft 177 which operates the correction key clutchmechanism, will be rotated, and the selector keys will be returned totheir normal inoperative or zero position in the manner ful y set forthpreviousl in the specification.

When the slide ar 196 and pawl 201 are forced toward the left see Figs.12'and 14), the projection 205 on t e pawl 201 will engage with the stop206 thereby disengaging the pawl from the 'notch on the cam member -andreleasing the correction key mechanism.

This mechanism may thereafter be operated at'iwill by the manipulationofthe correction key without interference from the lockingmechanism forthe autographic re 'ister.

As above set forth in the objects of t e invent-ion, one of'the objectsis to insure the operation of at lea-st one of theselector keys beforethe feeding mechanism .of the autographicregister can be operated,andthe structure for'carrying out' thi s object will next be described.

Referring to Figs. 2 and 4, the lower feed roll is provided at one endas above set forth in the specification, with a gear 31 which mesheswith an idler gear 208 journaled on a suitable stub shaft carried by theside wall of the register casing, and this idler gear in turn mesheswith a second idler gear 209 also carried by a suitable stub shaft. Theidler 209 in turn meshes with a gear 210 carried b a shaft 211 which isjournaled in suitablh bearings carried by the side wall of the registercasing and extends through the wall of the register through bearing 212carried by the bottom of the casing which supports the carbon paperl'0llfi,)1I1d through the adjacent wall of the recording machine.

The shaft 211 has secured thereto on its end which projects into therecording machine, a cam 213 provided with notch 214 in. its periphery;suitable locking means is pro vided for enga ment with the notch in thecam whereby t W rotation of the lower feed the kc A shaft 210 suitablyjournaled in y the sic e walls of the casing of the recording machine isprovided with a series of arms 217 which are fixedly secured to theshaft and are provided out-heir lower ends with rollers 218 positionedto engage the tracks 215 carried by the selector keys. lhere is alsopivotally secured to the shaft 216 a link 219 which carries at its lowerend a pin 220; this pin has secured thereto at one end a roller 221positioned to engage the notch 214 in the cam 213, and the pin carriesat its op osite end a pivotnlly connected link 222 w ich is slidahlysecured to a' bracket 223 on the side wall of the casing of therecording machine, a spring 224 being carried by said bracket andnormally forcing the' its corresponding arm 217 will'be lifted upon the,track .215 thereby rotating the shaft 216- and lifting the link 219 toa position where the roller 221 is disengaged from the notch 214 in thecam, thereby permitting free rotation of the shaft 211 and of the feedrollers of the autographic -register.

' Another object of the invention set forth above was to necessitatethe, operation of the striking bar of the recording machine whenever thefeeding mechanism of the autograph-ic register was operated, therebyinsuringthe making of a record in the recording machine, and theapparatus for performing this function willnext be described, her isprovided at its upper end with an and attention is directedto Figs. 2,8, 12, overhanging or hooked portion '241 which \and l3. slides throughthe slot formed by the offset As shown in Fig. 2, the shaft for theportion 240 when the machines are'in roper 5 upper feed roller isextended as indicated adjustment. However, when the inged 70 at 225, andthe extension 225 carries at its wall 54 of the casing is opened inorder to outer end a gear wheel 226. The gear wheel adjust the feedingmechanism of the automeshes with gear 227 carried y a stub graphic reister, or to obtain agcess to the shaft 228 journaled in suitablebearingsciw interior 0 the casing of the autographic ried by the'casingof the recording machine. register, the slide bar 19 is moved toward Theouter surface of the gear 227 is prothe right, thereby interposin aportion of vided with a lu, 229 which is positioned the bar 196 in thepath of t e hooked end to engage once uring every revolution of 241onthe slide bar 231. This effectually the gear with an upwardly projectinglug revents the longitudinal movement of the 15 230 carried by a slidebar 231 mounted in Bar 231 and therefore prevents the making a bracket232 carried by the side Wall Of of a record in the recording machineuntil the casing of the recording1 machine- A the feedin mechanism ofthe autographic leaf spring 233 is also secure to the b acke registerhas been againplaced in o erative n normally forces h Slide againsposition and the rear wall of the casing of 2c the upper wall of theslotted guide in the autographic register has been closed to the bracketin a position t0 be engage by lockthe feeding mechanism in proper oper.the lug 229. The slide bar 231 has dpivotally ri dj tm t, L k connectedthereto at its lower en an arm I vi w f th fact that the ope n. f 234which is secured at its Oppo ite n to each of the constructionsdescribed has n 25 the shaft 121 which operates the striking bar. t f thft th d i ti f th The pivot pin 235a .W connects the IOWBP ticularconstructions have been completed, end of the arm 3 3 with the 23 h itis believed that a further detailed descri also secured thereto a link 2hiwmg Its tion of the operation of the machine will e op osite endslidably mounted in a bracket unnecessary I 80 23 "secured to the casingof the recording From the above specificatiomhowever, it P machine, thelink 236 being ressed downill b Seen th t we ha id d a wardly and'towardthe rear 0 the record nlg1 ti l nd efficient machine for carrying outmachine by means f a pr g 238 wine, the objects of the invention, andthat our bears at one end against the bracket 237 and i v d hin ficmally ts t 35 at its opposite end against the collar 23 gether theoperations of the two machines in U" fixed on the linki such a mannerthat neither machine can The structure described just above operr tedwithout making record n the, ates as follows: As the feeding rollers,and th chine; nd 'm' such a manne that m re particularlg the upper feedmroll r, the machine cannot be operated until all the 40 of the autogrepic registenare-ro ated to essential parts thereof are'iniproperaddeliver a strip of paper, the geafiwh l 27 justnient to make anddeliver accurate rec'- will also be rotated, and the lug 229 will ords.come into contact with the lug 230 carr ed Wh; lo we have in the abovespecification by the slide bar 281 and will move said Slide degcri 1 oneembodiment of our invention, 46 bar lengthwise, thereby actuating thearm it h uld b d t od that 15-1 o a j 11 0 234 in a manner 0 rotate theShaft tention to limit ourselvee'to the specific eonforce downwardly heroll r 11% th r y struct'ion described, but thatlfurtherembodiswingingthe levers 117 and guiding the mentsmay be employed without departing"striking bar 123 in a direction to make a fr th i it d s f th inve ti nrecord on the recording machine. as xfr ss d by th owing claims; Anotherob'ect ofithe invention set forth 1. n a machineof the classdescrihed,a; above was t e locking of the recording recording machine, paper'feediiig 'mechamechanism on the recor ingmachine a'gainst nism andrecording mechanism carried by movement when the feeding mechanism onsaid recording machine, an autographic 55 the autographic register isout of adjustregister, paper feeding mechanism 1 said no mer t, and thisconstruction Wlll\{1eXt be dei t d means, t t d b th paper scribed, andattention is directed particufeeding mechanism of said register forhplarly to Figs'S, 12, and 13- erating said recording machine to make aAs shown particularly in Fig. 12,. the record therein.

to slide bar 1961s provided with an offset por- 2. In a machine of thecharacter described, 2

tion 240 which 15 so positioned when the a recording machine, recordingniechanism rear hinged wall of the autographic casing carried thereby,an autographic re ister, is closed and the feeding mechanism is inoppaper ieeding mechanism for said register crating position as topermit lengthwise including feedin rollers, and means oper- 66 movementof the slide bar 231. This slide atively connecte to and actuated'by oneof Said feeding rollers for operating said recording mechanism.

3. In a machine of the character described, a recording machine,recording mechanism 6 carried thereby, an autographic register, 'aperfeeding mechanism for said register including feeding rollers, and meansactuated by one of said feedin rollers for operatin said recording mecanism.

4, n a machine of the character described, a recording machine, recordinmechanism s rricflather byi n. antbg r i r r, paper ceding mechanismforsaidi'egister lncllidmgfehdlng rollers, means including a gear'wheeloperatively connected to one ofsaid rollers, and a slide bar" adapted tobe actuated by said gear wheel for operating said recording mechanism.

5. In a machine of the class described, a recording machine including aseries of selector graphic re istor, paper feeding mechanism therefor,and means actuated by said feedibmg mechanism for operating saidstriking In a machine of the class described, a

cording machine including aseries of selector keys and a striking bar,an autographic register, paper feeding rollers carried thereby, andmeans actuated by one of said feeding rollers for operating said strikinbar. I

In a machine of thee-lass described, a recording machine including aseries of selector keys and a strikin bar, an autographic register paperfee ing rollers carried thereby,.and means inclu m a re e cable memberactuated by one c said feeding rollers for operating said striking bar.8, In a machine of the class described, a recording machine, means foroperating said I aecordingmachine, an antcgraphic register, a feedingmeans therefor, means for in saidfecdmg means. against move- Q 1 r opi-eeording machine, selector keys for '0 out ingfsaiifd recordinmachine, a-normal y accessible anto ap ic re ster, paper feedi meansthere r, means or looking said fee ing means against movement, andreleasin mechanism for saidlocking means controlle bthe selector keys ofsaid recording ma- "me. "1 0. In. a machine of the character described,a recording machine, means for operating said recording machine, anauto- "Igrdizrhic register, paper feeding rollers for ear Lantographicregister, means for lockin said feed ngroller's a "inst movement, anislet-tin mechanism or said lockin means controlledby the means foropcrat ng said 1 6 @cording machine.

keys and a striking bar, an auto feeding mechanism carrie mehnin'dr'nechanism for releasm said lock \hg means actuated by themeans o Ina machine ofstheclass described, a

11. In a machine of the class described, a recording machine, selectorkeys for operating said recording machine, an autographic register,paper feeding means including feed ro lers for said register, a shaft,operative connections between said shaft and said feed rollers and meanscarried b said shaft and controiled by said selector lieys for lockingsaid feed rollers against movement.

12. In a machine of the class described, a recording machine, selectorkeys for operating said recording machine, an autographic register, aperfeed rollers therefor, a cam operative y connected to one of said feedrollers, and means controlled by said selector keys and 'cocperatingwith said cam to when the paper feeding members are out of operativeenga ement with each other.

14. In a machine of the class described, a recording machine, recordingmechanism carried thereby, an autographic register,

thereby, means 0 )eratively connecting said feedin mechamsm to the.recordin mechanism 0 said recording machine, an means for preventingmovement of said connecting means when said feeding mechanism is out ofoperative adjustment.

15. In a machine of the character described, a recordin machine,recording mechanism carried t ereby, an autographic register, )aperfeeding mechanism for said autographic register, means actuated by saidfeeding mechanism for operating said re,- cording machine, and means forlocking said last named means against movement when said paper feedingmechanism is out of proper adjustment.

'16. In a machine of the character described, a recording machine,recording mechanism carried -thereby, an autographic register, paperfeeding mechanism for said register including feeding rollers, meansopsaid recording mechanism, and means for ister, paper feeding mechanismcarried preventing the actuation of said slide bar thereby, means forlocking said paper feed when the feeding rollers of said ai'itographicing mechanism in Operative position, and register are out of properadjustment. means controlled by said locking member for 18. In a machineof the character deretracting said selector keys to their normalscribed, a recording machine including a position. series of selectorkeys and a striking bar, 25. In a machine of the class described, anautographic register, paper feeding an autographic register, pa orfeeding mechanismtherefor, means actuated by said means carried thereb arecor ing machine feeding mechanism for operating said strikincludin aseries of selector keys, a locking bar, and means for locking said lasting mem er for locking the feeding mechanamed means against movementwhen the nism of said register in an operative posipaper feedingmechanism of said register is tion and means carried by said recordinout of proper, adjustment. machine and adapted to engage with said 10.In a machine of the character delocking member for retracting saidselector scribed, a recording machine, recording keys when said paperfeedin mechanism of mechanism carried thereby, an autographic theautographic register is p aced in proper register, paper feedingmechanism for said adjustment and is locked in said position.

register, a slide bar having a hooked end, 26. In a machine of the classdescribed,

operative connections between said slide bar an autographic register, a.recording mar 35 and said feeding mechanism, and means for chine,selector keys carried by said recordengaging the hooked end of saidslide bar ing machine, and means carried by said for )reventing theoperation thereof when autographic register for controllin the re theceding mechanism of the register is out traction of the selector keys insai record of adjustment. ing machine to normal position.

20. In a machine of the class described, a 27.11; a machine of the classdescribed, recording machine, recording mechanism a recording machine, aplurality of selector carried thereby, an autographic register keyscarried thereby, means for retracting having a hinged wall, feedingmechanism said selector keys, an auto raphic register for said register,means actuated by said and a plurality of control ing means carfeedingmechanism for operating the said ried by said autographic. registerand'by recording mechanism, and means controlled said recording machinefor said retracting by said ,hinged wall for preventing movemeans. mentof said first named means. 28. .In a machine of the class described,

21. In a machine of the class described, a a recording machine, aplur'alityof selector 10o recording machine, recording mechanism keyscarried thereby, an autographic regis: carried thereby, an autographicregister, ter including a hinged wall, means for lock feeding mechanismcarried by said register, ing said wall in closed position, and meansmeans actuated by said feeding mechanism controlled b said locking meansfor refor operating said recording mechanism, tracting sai selector keysto normal posiand means including a hinged member for tion. locking saidfirst named means against 29. In a machine of the class described,movement when said feeding mechanism is recording mechanism, a pluralityof selector out of operative adjustment. keys carried thereby, anautogra hic re is- 22. In a machine f the class described, ter, feedingmechanism Cfllllet there y, a recording machine including recordingmeans for locking said mechanism in operamechanism, an autographicregister, paper tive position, and means controlled by said feedingmechanism therefor, and means for locking means for retracting saidselector retracting the recording mechanism of said keys to normal orzero positiom recording machine to normal inoperative 30. In a machineof the class described, position when the feeding mechanism of said arecording machine including recording autographic register is placed inproper mechanism, an autographi'c register includfceding adjustment. ina casing having a hinged'wall, a'feed 23. In a machine of the classdescribed, r0 ler carried by said hinged wall, a second a recordingmachine, a series of selector keys feed roller adapted to Coat with saidfirst carried thereby, an autographic register, 00- named feed roller,means actuated by one of acting aper feeding members carried theresaidfeeding rollers for operating said reby. an moans operatively connectedwith cor-din mechanism, and means controlled said paper feeding membersfor retracting by sai wall for preventing the operation of said selectorkeys to normal or zero pos1- said rollers when said rollers are out ofco tion when said paper feeding members are active engagement with eachother.

thrown into operative coactive adjustment. 31. In a machine of the classdescribed-,al re- 24. In a machine of the character decording machineincluding recording mechascribed. recording mechanism including a nism,an autographic register having\ a series of selector keys, anautographic reghinged wall, a feed roller carried by said hinged wall, asecond feed roller carried by one of said feeding rollers for operatingsaid recording mechanism, means for actu ating said rollers, and meansfor preventing the actuation of said rollers when said rollers are outof operative engagement with each other.

32. In a machine of the class described, a recording 7 includingrecording mechanism, an autographic register having ahinged Wall, a feedroller carried by said well and adapted to coact with the second rollercarried by said register, means for actuating .said rollers, meansactuated by one of said feeding rollers for operating said recordingmechanism, and means controlled by said hinged wall for preventing theactuation of said rollers when said rollers are out of operativeengagement With each other.

33. In a machine of the class described, a recording machine, means foroperating said recording machine, an autographic register havingnormally inoperable feeding means, and means requiring an operation ofsaid recording machine operating means for rendering said feeding meansoperable.

3st. In a machine of the class described, the combination with arecording machine having operating mechanism, of an autographic registerhaving feeding devices, and operative connections between said feedingdevices and said operating mechanism requiring an operation of saidoperating mechanism to render said feeding devices operable.

35. In a machine of the class described, the combination With arecording machine having operating mechanism, of an autographic registerhaving feeding rollers and operative connections between said feedingrollers and said operating mechanism requiring an operation of saidoperating mechanism to render said feeding rollers operable.

36. In a machine of the class described, a recording machine, recordingmechanism carried thereby, an autographic register, paper feedingrollers carried ,lthereby, a member rotatable by said feeding rollersand means requiring an operation of said recording machine for renderingsaid member rotatable.

37. In a machine of the class described, a recording machine, operatingmechanism therefor, an autographic register, feeding mechanism therefor,a member operable by said feeding mechanism, and means requiring anoperation of the operating mechanism of said recording machine forrendering said member operable.

38. In a machine of the class described, a recording machine, operatingmechanism an autographic therefor, an autographic register, feedingrollers therefor, a member geared to said feeding rollers and rotatablethereby, and means controlled'by said operating mechanism of saidrecording machine for pre venting the operation of said member.

39. In a machine of the class described, an autographic re ister,feeding mechanism therefor, means or looking said feeding mechanism inoperative adjustment, a recording machine, recording mechanism carriedthereby, means for actuating said recording mechanism, and meanscontrolled by said locking means for locking said recording mechanismactuating means against movement.

'40. In a machine of the ciass described, a recording machine, recordingmechanism canied thereby, an autographic register, paper feedingmechanism carried thereby, means for locking said feeding mechanisminoperative position, and means controlled by said locking means forretracting said recording mechanism to normal position.

41. In a machine of the class described, a recording machine, operatingmechanism and recording mechanism carried by said recording machine, anautographic register, feeding mechanism carried thereby, means actuatedby said feeding mechanism for operating said recording mechanism, andmeans controlled by said operating mechanism for locking said feedingmechanism.

42. In a machine of the class described, a recording machine, operatingmechanism and recordin mechanism carried thereby, an autographlcregister, feeding mechanism carried thereby, means actuated by saidfeeding mechanism for operating said recording mechanism, meanscontrolled by said operating mechanism for locking said feedingmechanism, and means for locking said feeding mechanism against movementwhen said feeding mechanism is out of proper operative position.

43. In a machine of the class described, a recording machine, operatingmechanism and recording mechanism carried thereby, register, paperfeeding rollers carried thereby, means under the control of saidoperating mechanism and operatively connected to one of said feedingrollers for locking said feeding rollers against movement, and meansoperatively connected to another of said feeding rollers for actuatingsaid recording mechanism.

44. In a machine of the class described, a recording machine, operatingmechanism and recording mechanism carried thereby, an autographicregister, paper feeding rollers carried thereby, means under the controlof said operating mechanism and operat-ively connected to one of saidfeeding rollers for locking said rollers against movement, meansoperatively connected to another of said feeding rollers for actuatingsaid recording mechanism, and means for locking the said actuating meansagainst movement when said feeding rollers are out of operativeposition.

45. In a machine of the class described, an autographic register,coacting paper feeding members carried thereby, a recording machine,recording mechanism carried thereby, means controlled by said paperfeeding members for operating said recording mechanism, and means forlocking said members against operative movement when said members areout of coactive engagement with each other.

46. In a machine of the class described, an autographic register,coacting paper feeding members carried thereby, a recording machine,recording mechanism carried thereby, means coacted by said (paperfeeding members for operating sai recording mechanism, means for holdingsaid paper feeding members out of operative engagement with each other,and a plurality of locking means for locking said members in operativeengagement with each other.

47. In a machine of the class described, an autographic register, paperfeeding members carried thereby, a recording machine, recordingmechanism carried thereby, means controlled by said paper feedingmembers for operating said recording mechanism, resilient means forforcing said paper feeding members out of operative engagement with eachother, means for locking said members in operative engagement with eachother, and means for preventing the operation of said members When saidmembers are out of operative engagement.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures.

HENRY M. CROUSE. GEORGE G. NEWELL.

